title: Di-bromido-bis-(2-methyl-1H-benzimidazole-κN (3))cadmium.
abstract: In the title compound, [CdBr2(C8H8N2)2], the Cd(II) atom has a distorted tetra-hedral coordination formed by the two imino N atoms of two 2-methyl-benzimidazole ligands and two terminal bromide ligands. The Cd(II) atom is slightly out of the benzimidazole planes by 0.320 (3) and 0.210 (3) Å. The dihedral angle between the benzimidazole planes is 71.6 (2)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by N-H⋯Br hydrogen bonds into puckered layers parallel to (001).
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Bao-Cheng
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yan-Ling
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Fa-Qian
authors.initials: FQ
authors.lastname: Liu